{"id":2976,"date":"2025-10-20T09:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hegerferrit.de\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:20:40","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hegerferrit.de\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

OUR<\/p>\n<\/div>

History<\/h1><\/div>
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Over 100 years of tradition and innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n

From our beginnings to the present day, our company, which combines tradition and modern production technologies, has continued to develop. We stand for proven expertise, innovative processes and a passion for shaping metal. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2023<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Bettels Group joins as a strong partner and new majority shareholder.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Management<\/span><\/div>

With over 1,200 employees, the Bettels Group is active in areas such as the environment, energy and logistics and ensures the continued existence of the HegerFerrit company in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2022<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Due to extreme increase in energy costs, insolvency of the Heger Group. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2009<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Foundation of the “Circular” foundry HegerFerrit in Sembach.<\/p>\n

With a focus on series and individual cast components in the weight class up to 32 tons and a capacity of up to 30,000 tons per year. Casting rethought! <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Circular<\/span><\/div>

Production hall in Sembach<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1990s & 2000s<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Start of cooperation with universities and the Fraunhofer Institute and foundation of the ‘Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualit\u00e4tsguss’.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Portrait<\/span><\/div>

Hans-Jakob Heger<\/p>\n<\/div>

\"Portrait<\/span><\/div>

Managing Director Johannes Heger<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1970s & 1980s<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Conversion and concentration on the production of gray cast iron and nodular cast iron for special applications.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1960s<\/h2>\n<\/div>

The Meehanite license significantly improves the quality of the products.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Hans and Hans-Jakob Heger<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1950s<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Foundation of an apparatus engineering company for the chemical industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Settlement houses of the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Eigenheim” in Enkenbach<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Column trays for the chemical industry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1930s & 1940s<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Development of the successful “Pfalzkelter” for wineries and expansion into international markets.<\/p>\n

1944 Destruction and rebuilding of the factory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Heger<\/span><\/div>

Company management in the 1930s (Hans Heger on the left, Jakob Heger on the right)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Grape press<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1920s<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Expansion of the product range to include cast parts for marine diesel engines and butchery machines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Butchery machine (cutter)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Butcher’s machine (sausage filling machine)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1900s & 1910s<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Foundation of the company “Heger & M\u00fcller” in 1902 by Karl Heger and Ludwig M\u00fcller.<\/p>\n

Specialized in castings for stoves and agriculture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Old factory building with 2 chimneys<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Contact us<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Do you have questions about our services?
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    HegerFerrit GmbH <\/b>
    \nJunkers-Stra\u00dfe 4
    \n67681 Sembach<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    info@hegerferrit.de<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    +49 6303 803 0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>